So let’s get started with a fabulous prize from The Vintage Pearl, a family-owned company handcrafting beautiful jewelry.

The Vintage Pearl was started by mother of four Erin Edwards. She and her husband Ryan create unique handstamped necklaces, bracelets, and keepsakes using sterling silver, freshwater pearls, and birthstone crystals. Their creations are truly amazing and beautiful.

“The Vintage Pearl began in 2007 as a creative outlet while staying home and raising our kids. It quickly blossomed into a business and continues to grow. I feel extremely blessed to be able to work while home with my kids!”

I adore this lovely necklace I received from The Vintage Pearl–wearing it throughout my day inspires me and reminds me to have courage in the midst of the small challenges that come my way.

Today Erin is generously offering one reader a $100 gift certificate to The Vintage Pearl!

How to Win

Everyone has three chances to win. Choose one or all three!

1. Comment on this post, and answer this question:How long has it been since you received a new piece of jewelry?

2. Follow @simpleschool and @thevintagepearl on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway. Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment with the link to your tweet.

The last time I received a piece of jewellery was a few months after I started dating my (almost four-year old)’s father, back in 2002. What a gorgeous giveaway!
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A few weeks—my daughter made me a necklace in Sunday school class. But I’d REALLY like something a little…less chunky, and minus the primary colors.
.-= Jennifer Jo’s last blog: Clues- cold baths- cream- etc =-.

Hmmm … the last jewelry I received was the necklace my daughters gave me for my birthday in February. Before that, it was probably the mother’s bracelet I received on my first Mother’s Day — 8 years ago!

i did get a necklace and earring set at the end of the school year (so, just a month ago!) from the mom of the little guy that i watch part-time while she works (as a teacher). but, although i’ve purchased a great vintage pearl necklace as a gift for my mom, i don’t have any of erin’s stuff for myself and would LOVE one!
thanks for the chance!
blessings,
shana
.-= shana’s last blog: multitude monday =-.

The last piece of jewelry I got was a family birthstone ring at Christmas that I love. I have been eyeing these necklaces for a while now and would love to win one with my kids’ names on it!
.-= stephanie’s last blog: Im still on my break- but =-.

It has been since my birthday, November of last year! My dh bought me a necklace from The Vintage Pearl. 🙂 I’d love to win this gift certificate – I love Erin’s jewelry!
.-= Tammy’s last blog: Ruffle Totes =-.

It’s been SO long since I’ve received jewelry as a gift. At least 5 years. I just don’t wear jewelry very often, but I’ve had my eye on The Vintage Pearl, would really love a necklace!
.-= Hannah’s last blog: Tips for Family Camping =-.

How long has it been since I received new jewellery. I got earrings for Christmas a year and a half ago. I think it is about time for some new jewels.
I love the circles stamped with the children’s names with the birthstone attached. Love that idea!

I received a beautiful ring 3 Christmas’ ago from my wonderful hubby. As many of us, we are a family on a tight, 1 income budge so those are real splurges….BUT it’s all worth it for being able to be home w/the babes!
I’ve subscribe via feeder for many moons now!
thanks!!

I got a beautiful necklace from my hubby and inlaws for christmas 2 years ago. I love it. I have also gotten some little plastic rings from my son since then, but I wasn’t sure if that would count. But I love them too!

I received a new necklace for Mothers Day 2 years ago. My husband had recently been in Australia on business and brought me back a simple opal drop necklace for him and our daughter to give me. That’s the most recent “nice” jewelry I received and I love it. Of course I have since bought all sorts of fun cheapy things. 🙂

The last time I was given jewelry was about five years ago. How did that happen? I have had my eye on vintage pearl necklaces for a few months and just ordered a necklace for my mother. I’d love to win and get something for myself.

Aside from pony beads on a pipe cleaner bracelets, it’s been a while since I have received jewelry. 🙂 But I suspect that it won’t be much longer because when my hubby told me the oh so practical and something we do kind of need gift he planned to get me for my birthday, I responded ever so sweetly with “Or you could just get me jewelry?” Maybe this giveaway could get him off the hook!

My husband gave me an anniversary ring 6 months ago before he deployed, he wanted to do something special for me before he left. Before that it had been a few years.
.-= Tammi’s last blog: Only a year or so =-.

I have received something quite recently – an engagement ring, but my poor sister hasn’t had a new piece in quite some time, so I would give it to her – Thanks for the chance to win – Happy 4th of July and have a great week-end!

I receive jewelry all the time, pieces of rope fashioned as a bracelet, or beads on a string for a necklace.. LOL.. but the last and first time I received a REAL piece of jewelry was Mother’s day four years ago when my husband bought a me necklace with a circle of tiny little diamonds on it. :o) Unfortunately it broke a few months ago and I haven’t been able to get it repaired..

This jewelry is so beautiful; I’ve been admiring it for quite some time. My last new piece of jewelry was received in September 2009 when my boyfriend proposed. It was his mother’s engagement ring.
.-= Toni Turbeville’s last blog: BABY ACTIVITY – The Cardboard Box =-.

I just subscribed to this site and am eager to glean from it. I was homeschooled myself so you would think the prospect of becoming a homeschool mom would inspire little or no trepidation…however, this is just not so! The first of my four boys (three years and under!) will begin in just over a year and I’m already laying awake at night processing this whole process! Ah well, perhaps a little early preparation along with encouragement from others( and that wisdom that God promises to readily supply) will more than get us through. Thanks for publishing something like this!

I received a beautiful set of Emily Wiser’s stacking mother’s rings for Mother’s Day this year. I would LOVE to win this gift certificate and be able to select one of Erin’s necklaces. Thanks for the great giveaway!

I actually got jewelry for Christmas from my MIL and youngest BIL…but I don’t get new jewelry very often. Usually I get new jewelry when the old jewelry is falling apart or really tarnished (since most of it is of the costume jewelry variety)!!

Wow! I honestly can’t remember the last time I received a REALLY NICE piece of jewelery (besides my wedding band). I’ve purchased cheapo $5 and under jewelery at discount stores. But it would be nice to have something special. Thanks for the giveaway!!

I’m not sure when I last got a piece of new jewelry. Last year I started looking for something to commemorate my daughter’s birth but haven’t seen much I like. The pieces from The Vintage Pearl really appeal to me. Even if I don’t win something, I may have to share the page with my husband as a hint. 🙂

The last piece of jewelry I was given was a really interesting pair of earrings from Hawaii, when my in-laws got back from a vacation there last month. BUT I’ve been wanting something from the vintage pearl for a long time, but haven’t let myself! I would LOVE to win this!
.-= Heather’s last blog: Its the Great Pumpkin- =-.

We’re lucky enough to have a fantastic jewlery designer in town that is loved by the celebrity magazines, but also has a “bargain” bin where us locals can pop in and buy un-sold stuff for dirt cheap prices. That’s my “go to” spot for buying gifts these days, and I hinted enough to get my husband there for Mothers’ Day. =) However, I can’t afford the really beautiful things and this Vintage Pearl collection is divine!
.-= Alissa’s last blog: This and That and a Haircut =-.

Ooooooh how I love the Vintage Pearl! I can’t complain about how long it has been since I received a little bling bling since my dear husband purchased me some lovely marcasite earrings only a month ago. But our tastes do slightly differ and while it’s the thought that counts… I would l-o-v-e a necklace with our family’s names on it. The style of their jewelry is so “me.” Elegant, but simple, & unexpected.

I love these! The last time I received a piece of jewelry was a few Christmas-es ago when I asked my husband for a pair of earrings… which is funny, because I still think of those as “new.” Guess its time for something new again!
.-= Briana’s last blog: 4 =-.

This jewelry is beautiful! My best friend got a necklace from her husband and it’s even prettier in person. The last piece of jewelry that I got was my first cross necklace this year for my birthday ( Feb)

I rec’d a lovely beaded necklace from my 4yo for moms day, but real jewelry… a very funky, local necklace for my bday last year. It has the tiniest little map & says our neighborhood in Seattle, under a glass pendant. My hubby found it at an eclectic store nearby.

I always look at jewelry and admire it, but then your mind goes to all the other things that your house, or car, or kids need. And I’d much rather receive it as a gift than get it for myself. It has sentiment when you get jewelry from someone who loves you.

What great jewelry, I would love to win! I actually received a beautiful ring from the Sundance catalog for my birthday, but it was something I specifically asked for. Prior to that, I had not received any new jewelry for years!

I don’t remember the last time I received jewelry…I bought a nice pair of studs just before my babe was born (7 months ago) because I love to wear dangly earrings and knew that might become tricky. I’d love to get a new necklace!
.-= Rae’s last blog: Frick =-.

With little ones, I rarely wore jewelry for several years. It’s been almost 5 years since I’ve gotten a new piece of jewelry. Looking forward to being able to wear it again.
.-= Angela’s last blog: Giving Back =-.

and I subscribe to simple homeschool. Love the site and it is such a blessing since I had absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about homeschooling until you started this site. I actually ordered the before five in a row last week after reading about it here and my 3 and 2 year olds are going to do “school” this year.
.-= Jenn @ Beautiful Calling’s last blog: Meet Nemo =-.

9.5 years… when my husband gave me my wedding band! I grew up in the Mennonite church, and though I am no longer ‘Mennonite’ I still appreciate the simplicity that not focusing on ‘outward adornment’ can bring. That being said, I wouldn’t be against owning or wearing a of unique piece from Vintage Pearl… especially if it included my children’s names. 🙂

The last new jewelry I received was my wedding set, about a year and a half ago. But I would love to use the gift certificate to get something special for my daughter. It will be some years before she’ll appreciate it, but I can hold onto it for her. 🙂

For my birthday, my mom gave me lampwork earrings that she made for me. She made the glass beads from glass rods using a torch and a kiln… I love them! I love handmade, personal items, and would be thrilled to wear a Vintage Pearl necklace in honor of my two beautiful boys.

I am waiting on a piece from Lisa Leonard Designs right now, actually. But I’m hoping to win this for my mom’s birthday. I’d like to get her a necklace with all of her kids and grandkids on it.
.-= Alisha ‘s last blog: Random Flow of Things =-.

I think the last piece of jewelry I received was a bead necklace made by my two daughters, ages 6 and 8. I’m not much of a jewelry wearer, but would love to have something with my kids’ names on it–and how convenient, my birthday is coming up! 🙂
Corrie

Hello! Just found you through The Waldorf Connection. I have not had new jewelry in about a year…. I buy something from a handcrafter on etsy about once a year. I love Vintage Pearl and have spent some time drifting through her online shop. I just subscribed via email…. looking forward to getting to know this space 🙂
~stephinie

my hubby gave me a lovely hand-beaded necklace with matching earrings for mother’s day (HE didn’t do the hand-beading, of course). i love it, but would you believe it was just a substitute for what i really asked for: a custom necklace from the vintage pearl. (true story!)

The last time I received a new piece of jewelry was 8 years ago when I got my wedding ring from my husband. I am not a huge fan of jewelry as gifts. I always think there are better ways for money to be sent. But the pieces of jewelry from the Vintage Pearl are so unique and meaningful! I am always up for jewelry like that! 🙂

Hmmm…the last piece of jewelry I got was a watch a little over a year ago. If a watch doesn’t count, then it’s been more than four years! My husband gave me a necklace and earrings for Valentine’s Day four years ago last February. Sheesh!

I received a huge jewelry “box” that hangs on the wall (and has a mirror) from my husband for Mother’s Day. The last time I received a piece of jewelry to go in that box was when my daughter was born almost 3 years ago (was a sapphire necklace–her birth stone).

The last piece of jewelry I received was a ring from my dh for our 10th wedding anniversary 3½ years ago. I’m not a big jewelry wearer – but I would love on of those birthstone necklaces with my 3 kids!

I bought some fair trade earring made from the tagua nut back in February. However, I’ve been lusting after vintage pearl’s necklaces for some time as a gift for my sister!
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I am averaging one peice of jewlery about every 10 years of marriage… and I just got my 2 nd piece in december for my 10th annniversery, but I really like these so sooner than 9 more years would be really cool!

Haha! I think the last time I received a “new” piece of jewelry was over 5 years ago, on my honeymoon. We missed our flight to get on our cruise, and ended up staying with my husband’s grandma’s cousin overnight. We got in very late, and then had to wait in a long line to fill out paperwork for our luggage the airline had lost. By around midnight, we were finally ready to leave and our dear host and hostess took us to their home. The next day, they had to prepare to a party they were throwing, but took the time to cook us a huge lunch and then to the mall to get some more clothes. At some point, our host gave me a very large fake diamond ring.
It was so kind of him, and nice to have something that was okay to lose, while we were gallivanting about the Caribbean!

Wow! These are beautiful! I actually received a lovely pink plastic ring on Sunday from my three year old prince. He told me, he got it just for me and was slightly disappointed that it only fits on my pinkie instead of my ring finger (as he is in the marrying mama someday phase right now). I love it but it would be lovely to get a piece of jewlery this stunning and adult friendly : ) Thanks for the chance.

I have quite a collection of trendy/fashion jewelry as I have a direct sales business. However, this type of jewelry is more unique and classic. I would love to win a gift certificate and purchase matching items for my daughter and soon-to-be adopted daughter!

My hubby gave me a new necklace for Christmas last year! I think the Vintage Pearl jewelry is gorgeous, and would love to add a piece to my collection! Thanks for the chance to win.
.-= Carrie’s last blog: Strawberry Jam- 2010 =-.

I might have gotten new jewelry as recently as a year ago, but I’ve never been able to wear it, since it seems to fancy to wear while doing laundry. I’m looking forward to my 1-year-old getting old enough that I won’t have to worry quite so much about coming near him with a necklace on.

I love this jewelry and I know its been 6 months or more since I’ve bought my last piece of jewelry and that’s only because I went to a party and bought some earrings to help my sister! I don’t buy it that often so this gift certificate would be fantastic!

these pieces are lovely! i don’t remember the last time i received a piece of jewelry as a gift, but just two weeks ago, on our first vacation away from the kiddos, i bought myself a necklace from a street vendor in NYC.

Wow! I’d love to win this! The last piece of jewelry…hmmmm…do the earrings my girls gave me count or are we talking real jewelry. Got the earrings at Christmas, but hubby surprise me with a diamond necklace (3 diamonds for 3 kids) three children ago ; )
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